No foreign bodies in packaged foods

Minebea Intec supports the food industry in increasing the reliability, safety and efficiency of production lines. The global provider of inspection technologies is continuously expanding its checkweighing and foreign body detection product range.

To protect consumers and production facilities, metal detection equipment and systems reliably detect ferrous as well as non-ferrous metals and remove all products contaminated with these metals from the production or packaging line. Depending on the product, vertical or horizontal search coils are used.

Vertical metal detection

Vertical metal detection in particular often poses a great challenge for the plant constructor, because it is important to make efficient use of room heights. Special systems with minimised dimensions such as the new free-fall metal detector Vistus from Minebea Intec support the food industry in the realisation of safe filling systems for sugar, baby milk powder, etc...

The special feature of the Vistus® system is the patented "True In-Process Validation" function. Unlike conventional detectors, performance validation is performed at the center of the sensing coil, providing the highest possible security.

To do this, an insertion system makes it possible to place a test ball in the upper part of the tube, exactly in the center of it. The test ball is then collected below. The system verifies and confirms Vistus® performance without stopping production and hindering the flow of the product.

Conveyor system

Vistus® metal detectors are capable of detecting ferrous and non-ferrous metals. They are designed specifically for the food industry. They can be supplied mounted on a conveyor belt or chain, allowing easy and fast integration into your processing line or packaging.

Contamination endangers reputation

In the age of digitisation, more and more food manufacturers are relying on checkweighers and inspection systems that, in compliance with industry regulations such as HACCP, IFS and BRC, not only avoid costly product recalls, but also preserve the brand image. The image of a rusty nail in a cereal bar reaches millions of consumers through social networks in just a few clicks. The loss of image is difficult to express in numbers, but has a lasting effect on sales.

Metal detection in production lines

The whitepaper "Metal Detection in Production Lines" provides an overview of basic principles and guidelines for food production processes, including an overview of how metal detection works, examples and recommendations.

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